The Houston Astros are set to acquire first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles. Dan Connolly of The Athletic was the first to report the deal.
Mancini is slashing .268/.347/.404 with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, 35 walks and a .751 OPS. The 30-year-old will join an Astros team looking to the World Series for the fourth time in six seasons. He'll give Dusty Baker another option at first base given that 38-year-old Yuli Gurriel has just a .685 OPS in 2022.
Meanwhile, the Orioles trade Mancini despite being 51-51 and just three games out of the second Wild Card spot in the American League. The free-agent-to-be won't get to see the full fruits of the rebuild in Baltimore after having been one of the lone bright spots during an ugly stretch of seasons at Camden Yards.
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